My Memoires

By Ericv

I was born in 1927, so i'm now 86. My grandchildren have convinced me to write down my memories so that they can try to understand what life was like all those years ago.

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Exams, Work and Firefighting ( Part 4)

By Ericv on Mon, 18 Mar 2013

I pass my exams and return to North London.But the bombings continue.
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Australia Here We Come. ( Part 7)

By Ericv on Wed, 15 May 2013

Life on a 45,000 ton troopship is not for the faint hearted.
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Billiards, Bombers and Bikes. ( Part 3)

By Ericv on Fri, 01 Mar 2013

Adventures in Midsommer.
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Imitating Officers and Handing out the Rum ( Part 9)

By Ericv on Wed, 24 Jul 2013

I become the Rum Bosun.
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Tokyo, Sharks and Ice Cream. ( Part 8)

By Ericv on Mon, 22 Jul 2013

We volunteer and end up in Tokyo...
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Marching and Knockouts. ( Part 6)

By Ericv on Mon, 13 May 2013

I'm transferred to another Naval base and start my "education".
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Humble Beginnings ( Part 1)

By Ericv on Wed, 20 Feb 2013

The first few years of my life as a boy growing up in 1930's Islington.
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War and Evacuation ( Part 2)

By Ericv on Tue, 26 Feb 2013

1939 and war is delared. I went to school one day and never went home again. I ended up in the country!
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Love, Work and Rockets. ( Part 5)

By Ericv on Tue, 19 Mar 2013

I meet my future wife at the age of 17. Become lookout for the V1's and then join the Navy.
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"The Little One", Earthquakes and Dorothy. ( Part 10)

By Ericv on Sun, 12 Jan 2014

I’m sure if you asked most people about Japan they would think of it as one complete land mass. Of course it isn’t. It’s made up of thousands of tiny...
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The Wrong Mutton, Boobs, Chariot Races and Home. ( Part 11)

By Ericv on Thu, 29 May 2014

Early in 1947, my mate Jack and I were given a week’s leave to go to a place called Beppu. Beppu is on the island of Kyushu, which meant a very long...
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Work, Weddings and Exams ( Part 12)

By Ericv on Wed, 13 Aug 2014

Although it was great to see mum and dad again, I couldn’t wait to see Evelyn. Somehow word reached her that I was home and within an hour she was...
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